New Harvey Weinstein accuser reveals details of alleged rape
A new Harvey Weinstein accuser has come forward, claiming she was raped by the film producer after he asked her for "a massage".
Former production assistant Mimi Haleyi held a press conference in New York on Tuesday where she detailed meeting Weinstein at a loft in 2006.
In graphic detail, Ms Haleyi, who was in her 20s at the time, described how the 65-year-old allegedly forcibly performed oral sex on her.
“He was extremely persistent and physically overpowering,” she alleged. “He then orally forced himself on me."
Weinstein is believed to be in rehab, but his representative said: 'Any allegations of non-consensual sex are unequivocally denied."
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Ms Haleyi said she met Weinstein at a film festival in 2006 and claimed he asked her back to his hotel room after she expressed interest in working on his film.
She said the producer asked her for a massage, but she refused and told him she was "not a masseuse".
Ms Haleyi said more meetings with Weinstein followed while she worked on his company's television series.
The alleged incident occurred at Weinstein’s Soho apartment after the movie producer sent a car to pick her up.
“I would not have wanted anyone to do that to me, even if that person had been a romantic partner,” Haleyi said of the alleged rape.
“I remember Harvey rolling over and saying, ‘Don’t you feel like we’re so much closer now?”’
Weinstein has been accused of the sexual harassment of dozens of women, including actors Gwyneth Paltrow and Ashley Judd.
